The Edge of Sadness (Loyola Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0829421238 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 664 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The story of this entanglement is a beautifully rendered tale of grace and renewal, of friendship and longing, of loneliness and spiritual aridity giving way to hope. . From the Back CoverA realistic Christian novel of hope in a non-Christian age.”—New England Quarterly“A deeply felt and eloquently expressed work A quiet, gentle novel of considerable insight and charm .”—Library Journal“O’Connor succeeds in delineating poignantly the overwhelming spiritual storms of the soul which assail the conscientious clergyman.”—The Christian CenturyWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for FictionIn this moving novel, Father Hugh Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic, returns to Boston to repair his damaged priesthood. There he is drawn into the unruly world of the Carmodys, a sprawling, prosperous Irish family teeming with
The story of this entanglement is a beautifully rendered tale of grace and renewal, of friendship and longing, of loneliness and spiritual aridity giving way to hope.. “A realistic Christian novel of hope in a non-Christian age.”—New England Quarterly“A deeply felt and eloquently expressed work A quiet, gentle novel of considerable insight and charm .”—Library Journal “O’Connor succeeds in delineating poignantly the overwhelming spiritual storms of the soul which assail the conscientious clergyman.”—The Christian Century Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction In this moving novel, Father Hugh Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic, returns to Boston to repair his damaged priesthood. There he is drawn into the unruly world of the Carmodys, a sprawling, prosperous Irish famil
"i was surprised at how much i loved this book" according to tamiwhammy. i was surprised at how much i loved this book. It's written and set in 1961, but it seems so contemporary, so vibrant. The characters just come alive. Our narrator is a parish priest who's had a problem, and his interaction with a family he's known since childhood. We see various family dynamics and interactions. The backdrop of the church is intriguing. I really got into it and c. A great story of the priesthood and of parish life that Raymond E. May Jr. A great story of the priesthood and of parish life that rings as true today as it did fifty-five years ago.. Michael O'Connell said Timeless class. Still fresh after all these years.